This statistic displays selected oil spills and leaks that occurred in the Prairie provinces of Canada from April 2007 to June 2016. In April 2007, a ruptured pipeline belonging to Enbridge Pipelines spilled some 990 thousand liters of crude oil near Glenavon, Saskatchewan.
Selected oil spills and leaks in the Prairie provinces of Canada from 2007 to 2016
(in 1,000 liters)
Date (company responsible, town/location, province) [material spilled]
Spill volume in thousand liters
Jun 16 (ConocoPhilips Canada and Paramount Resources, northwestern Alberta) [light petroleum]
380
Jul 15 (Nexen Energy, near Fort McMurray, Alberta) [bitumen, sand, and water mix]
5,000
Mar 15 (Murphy Oil, near Peace River, Alberta) [condensate for heavy oil dilution]
2,700
Nov 14 (Canadian Natural Resources, Red Earth Creek, Alberta) [crude oil]
60
Apr 14 (Canadian Natural Resources, Slave Lake, Alberta) [crude oil]
2,700
Jul 13 (Canadian Natural Resources, Cold Lake Air Weakpons Range, Alberta) [bitumen-water mix]
1,500
May 13 (Apache Canada, Zama City, Alberta) [process water contaminated with salt]
15,000
Jun 12 (Plains Midstream, Red Deer River, Alberta) [oil]
461
May 12 (Pace Oil and Gas, Rainbow Lake, Alberta) [water-oil emulsion]
3,500
Apr 11 (Plains Midstream, Little Buffalo, Alberta) [oil]
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